| Kids For Quid - Long Term Success...? 19:38 - Jan 24 with 3881 views | rochedale |
With the club promoting this ‘Kids for a Quid’ initiative which they have in the past also, alongside the recent cheaper season tickets, it got me wondering if in a few years we will see a significant increase in home attendances.
Over the past 10-15 years, well since Steve Parkin, the football on show has been significantly better than when I started watching, when Eddie Grey was manager, I forget the year. I’d hazard a guess that home attendances have increased since the late 80’s and it’d be interesting to see if there was a kind of line chart available that’s shows home attendances from the 80’s or before to the present day to view the trend, it might even give us an idea of what we could expect in another 10 or so years.
I’ve just done a google and come across this post from the official site stating that last years average attendance is the highest since the early 70’s, possibly due to the large away followings, but no mention of home attendances. https://www.rochdaleafc.co.uk/news/2019/may/attendancefigures_2018-19/
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| Kids For Quid - Long Term Success...? on 19:43 - Jan 24 with 3868 views | TVOS1907 |
I’ve got plenty of records/spreadsheets, etc. I’ll post something a bit later. |  |
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| Kids For Quid - Long Term Success...? on 19:45 - Jan 24 with 3860 views | rochedale |
| Kids For Quid - Long Term Success...? on 19:43 - Jan 24 by TVOS1907 |
I’ve got plenty of records/spreadsheets, etc. I’ll post something a bit later. |
Cheers TVOS, be interesting to see. | |
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| Kids For Quid - Long Term Success...? on 21:19 - Jan 24 with 3779 views | TVOS1907 |
Eddie Gray arrived in December 1986. The averages at Spotland since then (including away supporters) are:
1986/87: 2151
1987/88: 1939
1988/89: 1968
1989/90: 2027
1990/91: 2240
1991/92: 2784 [missed out on the play-offs in the final game]
1992/93: 2312
1993/94: 2657
1994/95: 2184
1995/96: 2253
1996/97: 1827
1997/98: 1884
1998/99: 2113
1999/00: 2779
2000/01: 3250
2001/02: 3412 [reached the play-offs]
2002/03: 2740
2003/04: 3282
2004/05: 2690
2005/06: 2800
2006/07: 2898
2007/08: 3065 [Centenary Season; reached the play-offs/Wembley]
2008/09: 3210 [Play-offs]
2009/10: 3459 [Promoted]
2010/11: 3450
2011/12: 3114 [Relegated]
2012/13: 2439
2013/14: 2895 [Promoted]
2014/15: 3309
2015/16: 3099
2016/17: 3572
2017/18: 3484
2018/19: 3574
2019/20: 3642 [Current season] [Post edited 24 Jan 2020 21:39]
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| Kids For Quid - Long Term Success...? on 21:23 - Jan 24 with 3764 views | TVOS1907 |
We only started keeping records of away followings in 1997/98. The average number of HOME fans at Spotland since then is:
1997/98: 1557
1998/99: 1675
1999/00: 2333
2000/01: 2786
2001/02: 3015 [reached the play-offs]
2002/03: 2305
2003/04: 2465
2004/05: 2272
2005/06: 2321
2006/07: 2381
2007/08: 2609 [Centenary Season; reached the play-offs/Wembley]
2008/09: 2708 [Play-offs]
2009/10: 3070 [Promoted]
2010/11: 2681
2011/12: 2218 [Relegated]
2012/13: 1912
2013/14: 2494 [Promoted]
2014/15: 2501
2015/16: 2349
2016/17: 2647
2017/18: 2631
2018/19: 2781
2019/20: 2662 [Current season] | |
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| Kids For Quid - Long Term Success...? on 21:45 - Jan 24 with 3723 views | DaleiLama |
| Kids For Quid - Long Term Success...? on 21:23 - Jan 24 by TVOS1907 |
We only started keeping records of away followings in 1997/98. The average number of HOME fans at Spotland since then is:
1997/98: 1557
1998/99: 1675
1999/00: 2333
2000/01: 2786
2001/02: 3015 [reached the play-offs]
2002/03: 2305
2003/04: 2465
2004/05: 2272
2005/06: 2321
2006/07: 2381
2007/08: 2609 [Centenary Season; reached the play-offs/Wembley]
2008/09: 2708 [Play-offs]
2009/10: 3070 [Promoted]
2010/11: 2681
2011/12: 2218 [Relegated]
2012/13: 1912
2013/14: 2494 [Promoted]
2014/15: 2501
2015/16: 2349
2016/17: 2647
2017/18: 2631
2018/19: 2781
2019/20: 2662 [Current season] |
Quite eye-opening when looked at like this:
3070 Promoted
3015 Play-offs
2786
2781 18/19
2708 Play-offs
2681 1st yr in L1 for a good while
2662 19/20
2647 16/17
2631 17/18
2609 Centenary
2501
2494
2465
2381
2349
2333
2321
2305
2272
2218
1912
1675
1557
Really highlights the importance of success on the pitch and the ST offer on home fan numbers. |  |
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| Kids For Quid - Long Term Success...? on 22:03 - Jan 24 with 3694 views | rochedale |
| Kids For Quid - Long Term Success...? on 21:23 - Jan 24 by TVOS1907 |
We only started keeping records of away followings in 1997/98. The average number of HOME fans at Spotland since then is:
1997/98: 1557
1998/99: 1675
1999/00: 2333
2000/01: 2786
2001/02: 3015 [reached the play-offs]
2002/03: 2305
2003/04: 2465
2004/05: 2272
2005/06: 2321
2006/07: 2381
2007/08: 2609 [Centenary Season; reached the play-offs/Wembley]
2008/09: 2708 [Play-offs]
2009/10: 3070 [Promoted]
2010/11: 2681
2011/12: 2218 [Relegated]
2012/13: 1912
2013/14: 2494 [Promoted]
2014/15: 2501
2015/16: 2349
2016/17: 2647
2017/18: 2631
2018/19: 2781
2019/20: 2662 [Current season] |
Thanks very much. | |
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| Kids For Quid - Long Term Success...? on 22:06 - Jan 24 with 3691 views | rochedale |
| Kids For Quid - Long Term Success...? on 21:45 - Jan 24 by DaleiLama |
Quite eye-opening when looked at like this:
3070 Promoted
3015 Play-offs
2786
2781 18/19
2708 Play-offs
2681 1st yr in L1 for a good while
2662 19/20
2647 16/17
2631 17/18
2609 Centenary
2501
2494
2465
2381
2349
2333
2321
2305
2272
2218
1912
1675
1557
Really highlights the importance of success on the pitch and the ST offer on home fan numbers. |
Great way of looking at it. [Post edited 24 Jan 2020 22:14]
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| Kids For Quid - Long Term Success...? on 22:13 - Jan 24 with 3675 views | rochedale |
It really is up and down. I’m quite surprised at how low the home support was 97/98 98/99. I expected a steady increase from the earliest stat, but it’s not that at all. It has increased since those earliest stats, but most likely due to the crap football being played back then when it was so low. Cheap tickets and success appears to be the only way forward, we’ll certainly historically, maybe these kids for a Quid incentive will bare fruit in a few years. | |
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| Kids For Quid - Long Term Success...? on 22:19 - Jan 24 with 3649 views | D_Alien |
The KFQ initiative is needed, imo just to try to replace the numbers who can no longer attend (moved away / infirm / died)
It'd be great to think we might see a long-term increase in the home support, but the last time we broke 3000 home fans was in the pre-internet, pre-Sky Sports era (or at least, before it became ubiquitous) |  |
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| Kids For Quid - Long Term Success...? on 23:37 - Jan 24 with 3591 views | nordenblue |
| Kids For Quid - Long Term Success...? on 22:19 - Jan 24 by D_Alien |
The KFQ initiative is needed, imo just to try to replace the numbers who can no longer attend (moved away / infirm / died)
It'd be great to think we might see a long-term increase in the home support, but the last time we broke 3000 home fans was in the pre-internet, pre-Sky Sports era (or at least, before it became ubiquitous) |
For what its worth,I'm taking my 5 year old girl tomorrow for her first ever game, she's only recently took much interest so I'll see if we can make it past half time at least!
I'm not sure there is an easy answer,but to steadily increase crowds offering kids free/cheap tickets surely can't do any harm in the long term.
I'd personally much rather see a good few hundred free kids sat on seats enjoying themselves, than a load of pigeon shit splattered all over the empty seats. |  | | |
| Kids For Quid - Long Term Success...? on 23:56 - Jan 24 with 3581 views | kiwidale |
| Kids For Quid - Long Term Success...? on 21:19 - Jan 24 by TVOS1907 |
Eddie Gray arrived in December 1986. The averages at Spotland since then (including away supporters) are:
1986/87: 2151
1987/88: 1939
1988/89: 1968
1989/90: 2027
1990/91: 2240
1991/92: 2784 [missed out on the play-offs in the final game]
1992/93: 2312
1993/94: 2657
1994/95: 2184
1995/96: 2253
1996/97: 1827
1997/98: 1884
1998/99: 2113
1999/00: 2779
2000/01: 3250
2001/02: 3412 [reached the play-offs]
2002/03: 2740
2003/04: 3282
2004/05: 2690
2005/06: 2800
2006/07: 2898
2007/08: 3065 [Centenary Season; reached the play-offs/Wembley]
2008/09: 3210 [Play-offs]
2009/10: 3459 [Promoted]
2010/11: 3450
2011/12: 3114 [Relegated]
2012/13: 2439
2013/14: 2895 [Promoted]
2014/15: 3309
2015/16: 3099
2016/17: 3572
2017/18: 3484
2018/19: 3574
2019/20: 3642 [Current season] [Post edited 24 Jan 2020 21:39]
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any chance of theaverage attendance during the first promotion season. We will never again see gates in excess of 11000 plus v Doncaster and 13000 plus v Halifax. I was at both games stood on the same elevated spot and my observation was that the attendance was greater by a margin v Doncaster than the attendance v Halifax. I guess there is no way of knowing but the home support may have been similar but the travelling support would have been telling. Both games were played on a Saturday and you could argue the Halifax game was more important not only was it a local derby it was played at the back end of the season with promotion at stake for both teams also the return game v Halifax att 17000 plus was incredible albeit in a larger stadium that did not look as packed. I would be interested if anybody else at both home games and the halifax away game care to comment? | |
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| Kids For Quid - Long Term Success...? on 01:50 - Jan 25 with 3546 views | D_Alien |
| Kids For Quid - Long Term Success...? on 23:56 - Jan 24 by kiwidale |
any chance of theaverage attendance during the first promotion season. We will never again see gates in excess of 11000 plus v Doncaster and 13000 plus v Halifax. I was at both games stood on the same elevated spot and my observation was that the attendance was greater by a margin v Doncaster than the attendance v Halifax. I guess there is no way of knowing but the home support may have been similar but the travelling support would have been telling. Both games were played on a Saturday and you could argue the Halifax game was more important not only was it a local derby it was played at the back end of the season with promotion at stake for both teams also the return game v Halifax att 17000 plus was incredible albeit in a larger stadium that did not look as packed. I would be interested if anybody else at both home games and the halifax away game care to comment? |
The home fixture against Halifax was played on a Monday evening, the Doncaster fixture on Easter Monday afternoon
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| Kids For Quid - Long Term Success...? on 02:35 - Jan 25 with 3533 views | kiwidale |
| Kids For Quid - Long Term Success...? on 01:50 - Jan 25 by D_Alien |
The home fixture against Halifax was played on a Monday evening, the Doncaster fixture on Easter Monday afternoon
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| Kids For Quid - Long Term Success...? on 10:08 - Jan 25 with 3392 views | Dalenet |
| Kids For Quid - Long Term Success...? on 22:19 - Jan 24 by D_Alien |
The KFQ initiative is needed, imo just to try to replace the numbers who can no longer attend (moved away / infirm / died)
It'd be great to think we might see a long-term increase in the home support, but the last time we broke 3000 home fans was in the pre-internet, pre-Sky Sports era (or at least, before it became ubiquitous) |
You hit the nail on the head there. The Pearl Street family section is nearly always two thirds empty and god knows what it would be if we didn't do the kids initiative. As we move towards the business end of the season there is some logic in doing a family ticket for a stupid price of say £10. Two adults and up to 3 kids and get them into a habit. Run it for 5 or 6 games in a row.
As I look around where I sit compared to 10 years ago, half the fans that have gone missing have died or are now too infirm to attend. We need to work hard on attracting fans just to stand still really. It would be interesting to see what the average age and median ages is for the season ticket holders (they capture the data don't they) and compare it to other clubs. I suspect we attract a much older gate than many clubs and they will die away......look at what has happened to hornets where I suspect that half of their fan base will pass away in the next decade.  | | | |
| Kids For Quid - Long Term Success...? on 10:18 - Jan 25 with 3378 views | YouTubeDale |
Over time we should see some floating ,less passionate, ex-bury supporters come our way even if it is 150 regulars. It is a constant effort to market the club even to stand still in terms of crowd numbers.
But a sea change in numbers would only come if we got to the Championship. For that to happen all the stars would need to align perfectly. A big part of that equation would be the spirit in the camp. It was good to read the Steve Parkin interviews recently when it was revealed that an excellent team spirit was a vital part of his success. I believe BBM fosters a good team spirit but it is my feeling that he needs to go the extra mile, then go another extra mile. I am not seeing a constant EXTRA desire on match day, although we are playing well recently.Team spirit filters onto the "terraces". Picking up the vibes from our fans' singing I don't feel that extra passion. For example, we used to sing a chant before kick-off, to each individual player. That's gone. I am sure BBM has the capability to get more of that team spirit going thus turning it into more points on the board...and more home fans. [Post edited 25 Jan 2020 10:21]
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| Kids For Quid - Long Term Success...? on 19:23 - Jan 25 with 3218 views | Thacks_Rabbits |
Remember the individual pre match chants well, not sure it was every player but certainly under Sutton reidy, Jonny Bowden, flounders, Whitehall, Lancaster etc all had chants pre match and always responded to it well and it must fire them up!
Personal favourite as the players were warming up in training was a shout to Dave Lancaster from the sandy to “Tell that Williams to Feck Off” he surly showed his number 9 shirt after some fumbling and it resulted in the lanky chant, to which he gave a clenched come on fist.
Think he got 2 that day! |  |
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| Kids For Quid - Long Term Success...? on 19:40 - Jan 25 with 3180 views | rochdaleriddler |
| Kids For Quid - Long Term Success...? on 10:18 - Jan 25 by YouTubeDale |
Over time we should see some floating ,less passionate, ex-bury supporters come our way even if it is 150 regulars. It is a constant effort to market the club even to stand still in terms of crowd numbers.
But a sea change in numbers would only come if we got to the Championship. For that to happen all the stars would need to align perfectly. A big part of that equation would be the spirit in the camp. It was good to read the Steve Parkin interviews recently when it was revealed that an excellent team spirit was a vital part of his success. I believe BBM fosters a good team spirit but it is my feeling that he needs to go the extra mile, then go another extra mile. I am not seeing a constant EXTRA desire on match day, although we are playing well recently.Team spirit filters onto the "terraces". Picking up the vibes from our fans' singing I don't feel that extra passion. For example, we used to sing a chant before kick-off, to each individual player. That's gone. I am sure BBM has the capability to get more of that team spirit going thus turning it into more points on the board...and more home fans. [Post edited 25 Jan 2020 10:21]
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Really, I would not go to support bury if we ceased to exist, I’d rather eat my own sick |  |
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| Kids For Quid - Long Term Success...? on 19:46 - Jan 25 with 3153 views | Thacks_Rabbits |
| Kids For Quid - Long Term Success...? on 19:40 - Jan 25 by rochdaleriddler |
Really, I would not go to support bury if we ceased to exist, I’d rather eat my own sick |
I would sooner eat your sick than support bURY | |
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| Kids For Quid - Long Term Success...? on 19:48 - Jan 25 with 3150 views | since58 |
| Kids For Quid - Long Term Success...? on 19:46 - Jan 25 by Thacks_Rabbits |
I would sooner eat your sick than support bURY |
Be careful what you wish for ffs. | | | |
| Kids For Quid - Long Term Success...? on 21:06 - Jan 25 with 3062 views | 49thseason |
| Kids For Quid - Long Term Success...? on 19:48 - Jan 25 by since58 |
Be careful what you wish for ffs. |
There are people with kids in Bury. The kids will want to go to a football match will they prefer to take them to Bolton or Accrington or perhaps to Dale for a quid plus a discount adult ticket with a £5 voucher for the next game for the adult and another quid for the kid and so on for 5 games to establish habit and then offer a really strong dad and lad season ticket offer for next season.
Habit is everything, getting used to a parking spot, players names, drink and half time, the bloke and his kid you sit next to .Once its established, why bother going somewhere else? |  | | |
| Kids For Quid - Long Term Success...? on 21:16 - Jan 25 with 3037 views | D_Alien |
| Kids For Quid - Long Term Success...? on 21:06 - Jan 25 by 49thseason |
There are people with kids in Bury. The kids will want to go to a football match will they prefer to take them to Bolton or Accrington or perhaps to Dale for a quid plus a discount adult ticket with a £5 voucher for the next game for the adult and another quid for the kid and so on for 5 games to establish habit and then offer a really strong dad and lad season ticket offer for next season.
Habit is everything, getting used to a parking spot, players names, drink and half time, the bloke and his kid you sit next to .Once its established, why bother going somewhere else? |
There's as many mums and daughters at football these days, btw | |
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| Kids For Quid - Long Term Success...? on 21:54 - Jan 26 with 2848 views | TVOS1907 |
Interestingly (if you like that sort of thing), but yesterday was only the second time we've had a crowd over 3,000 v Gillingham in the last 15 home meetings with them, excluding the play-offs!
The only other time was on the final day of the 2008/09 season.
Unusually, the crowd, was larger than the historical average v Gillingham at Spotland. | |
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